Ida and Georgia O'Keeffe

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts two women from the shoulders up, standing closely together. The woman on the left is smiling broadly with her eyes almost closed, her curly hair mostly covered by a dark hat. The woman on the right is leaning towards her companion, also smiling, wearing a similar dark hat. Both are dressed in dark coats suitable for cold weather, and the woman in the back has brown leather gloves resting on her friend's back. The background shows a clear, cloudless sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.2 x 9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.6 cm (13 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.198

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 507D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1020

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1980.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Georgia O'Keeffe, Tate Modern, London, July 6–October 30, 2016; Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna, December 7, 2016–March 26, 2017; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, April 22–July 30, 2017

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1020.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 507D

Wikidata ID

Q64037319

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